Example sentences of "[pron] told [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told her the story . |
| 2 | I told her the story . |
| 3 | I told her the story . |
| 4 | I told her the story about the wine , that 's all . |
| 5 | That 's when I told her the rest . |
| 6 | But Miss Blagden , whom I met by chance yesterday , is going to Rome and when I told her the absurdity of your request she volunteered to carry your ridiculous weapon saying she had always had a fancy to be a gun-runner and that it would be a tale to tell her friends and astonish them . |
| 7 | I told her the flat was in too disgusting a state for her to come and visit . |
| 8 | I told her the number straight off . |
| 9 | And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said . |
| 10 | I told her the answer was the Sun . |
| 11 | That 's life , on Vadinamia , as I said to Mala when I told her the news . |
| 12 | That 's why I sa that 's why I told them the weekend I thought at least I 'll have something sha n't I ? |
| 13 | They were very pleased when I told them the outcome of my night on the tiles and Otley sat next to me on the sofa with his arm round my shoulders . |
| 14 | I told them the truth — he visits me , but he does n't live here . |
| 15 | ‘ When my friends asked me why I left the ministry , I told them the focus was too narrow . |
| 16 | I told him the love and character evident in that sofa was worth at least £50 . |
| 17 | I know my father would raise a terrific stink if I told him the Headmistress had grabbed me by the hair and slung me over the playground fence . ’ |
| 18 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 19 | I told him the story of my adventures and about life in England , and he told me about his country and his people . |
| 20 | For the rest of the journey I told him the plot of My Fair Lady . |
| 21 | I told him the price when he ordered them |
| 22 | I told him the history of the charts , my initial idea for a peephole of some sort . |
| 23 | I told him the credit authority number . |
| 24 | We never run out of conversation , although it knocked the wind out of his sails when I told him the news and he suggested I contact a faith-healer friend of his . |
| 25 | I told him the captain was out walking , and the man waited , like a cat waiting for a mouse . |
| 26 | At least he knew I told him the truth . |
| 27 | Mid-level Immediately I told him the truth about it , ( he relented . ) |
| 28 | I told him the letter had been posted on to you and it was merely a matter of time before you got it . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And I told him the mud in the high street was an absolute disgrace . |
| 30 | I told it the way it felt , not as it actually was . |